Hughes, George

February 03, 2005

HUGHES, George

George Hughes, 59, of Hartford, husband of the late Lillie Hughes, died Sunday, (January 30, 2005) in Bloomfield. The son of the late Ernest and Maggie (Foster) Hughes; he was born October 7, 1945, in Columbia, SC. He is survived by two sons, George C. Hughes and James E. Hughes, Sr.; a daughter, Maggie E. Hughes, all of Hartford; three brothers, James, Joe, and Albert Hughes; two sisters, Elizebeth Hughes and Mary Hazel Johnson, all of South Carolina; four grandchildren; a devoted cousin, Marjorie Gaither of Windsor; and a host of other relatives and friends. Besides his wife and parents, he is predeceased by two brothers, Ernest and Robert Hughes; a sister Isabell Martin. Funeral service will be Friday, 11 a.m. at First Cathedral, 1151 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield, with visitation at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. Clark, Bell & Bell Funeral Home, Hartford, has care of arrangements.